Frieke Janssens’ “Smoking Kids” exhibition at VII Gallery

Ever since BRANSCH artist Frieke Janssens debuted fine art series “Smoking Kids” at Ingrid Deuss Gallery in her native Belgium, and we posted about it on the blog last year, there has been discussion and debate on various blogs and websites from both the art and news worlds about the persistence of smoking as a cultural status symbol and in particular, the child models posing with cigarettes, dressed like adults in the finest garb of yesteryear. To be clear, no child was harmed by real cigarettes during the shoot, props like incense and candles were devised as placeholders.

Those in the NYC-area can visit VII Gallery in Brooklyn and decide what they think of “Smoking Kids” in person. This exhibition, in collaboration with Ingrid Deuss Gallery will be on view from January 11 through February 8, 2013.

Frieke and her gallerist Ingrid Deuss will be in attendance at the exhibition opening on January 10, 7pm.